Question follow-through · 10264
Controlled Burning
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the National Fire Chiefs Council changed its advice to her Department that its Heather and Grass Burning regulations could increase the danger to firefighters and the public.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 16 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 23 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the National Fire Chiefs Council changed its advice to her Department that its Heather and Grass Burning regulations could increase the danger to firefighters and the public.
23 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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23 Jun 2026
Answer published
Defra continues to work closely with the National Fire Chiefs Council and Fire and Rescue Services on matters relating to wildfire. In addition, Local Fire and Rescue Services provide advice on all heather and grass burning licence applications relating t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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